בִּנְעָא
𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤀
Binea
H1150 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name: Bin'a (or Bina/Bineah), occurring in genealogical lists as the name of an Israelite individual, particularly among those returning from exile or in official family records.
Semantic Range
personal name; name of an Israelite individual; possible echo of building/understanding but not directly lexically attested
Root / Etymology
Etymology uncertain. The name does not correspond directly to an attested Hebrew root, though it resembles roots such as בנה ('to build') or between forms similar to בִּינָה (binah, 'understanding'), but no direct derivation is certain.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name Bin'a appears in lists of Israelite families, such as those in Ezra and Nehemiah enumerating returnees from Babylonian exile. Unlike some biblical names with meanings transparent from common roots, Bin'a is etymologically obscure and the Masoretic pointing indicates uncertainty among early transmitters. The use of such names reflects common post-exilic naming patterns, where names might be derived from aspirational, situational, or familial terms but can also become untranslatable. The rendering 'Binea' or 'Bineah' found in English translations follows vocalization conventions and sometimes substitutes standard English forms ('Binea'), but these do not communicate the potential etymological relationship to terms for 'building' or 'understanding.' The name should be contextualized with reference to the list-form function of such genealogical data, rather than presumed to directly communicate common noun meaning.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or בִּנְעָה; of uncertain derivation; Bina or Binah, an Israelite; Binea, Bineah.
Bantu Hebrew
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uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; possible echo of building, understanding
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1085 | בִּלְדַּד | Bildad |
| H1095 | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר | Belteshatsar |
| H1114 | בִּלְשָׁן | Bilshan |
| H116 | אֱדַיִן | and then |
| H1162 | בֹּעַז | and Boaz |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1150-01 |
בִּנְעָ֑א | binea | HNp |
Binea | Bin'a | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1150-01 |
1 Chronicles 8:37 | בִּנְעָ֑א | binea | HNp |
Binea | Bin'a |
H1150-01 |
1 Chronicles 9:43 | בִּנְעָ֑א | binea | HNp |
Binea | Bin'a |